(1) Upcoming Shabbat: Community Minyan (2) Name Tags Coming to Havurah (3) Children's Book Collection for Tikkun Olam Adelante (4) Hebrew Teacher For Youth Needed (5) Amateur or Pro Filmmaker Needed (6) Interfaith Alliance on Poverty (7) Amazing Jewish Conference in Portland (8) Shabbat in the Pool (9) Play Reading of "God of Vengeance" in Preparation for "Indecent" Shabbaton (10) Training with Catholic Charities to Support Refugees (11) Special Kiddush Lunch on Aug. 24 (12) Reconstructing Judaism Today

The above painting of Zelophehad's daughters is by Iris Wexler Tamir.

(1) Upcoming Shabbat: Community Minyan, Saturday, July 27, 10:00 am – This Saturday Havurah member Leo Foleen will be called to the Torah for the first time. Please join us in celebrating with Leo and her family! Rabbi Benjamin, Susan Brenner, Barbara Slader, Sam Sirkin, Marty Brown, Shelley Sobel, and Barbara Sevde will lead, leyn, and give the drash as we read and discuss Parsha Pinchas, in which the daughters of Zelophehad appeal to Moses and are allowed to inherit their family's land, because their father died and had no sons. 

(2) Name Tags Coming to Havurah – Soon we will all know each other by name with wooden name tags coming to members over the age of 13. Names will be used from Havurah's membership directory. Since Havurah young adults over 18 may not live at home or attend Havurah, we are planning to just print name tags for those who are at Havurah frequently or even occasionally. Note that we will NOT use the name tags outside the building, for High Holidays at the Tiffany Center, for example. Please complete this form by Thursday, Aug. 1, if you WOULD LIKE your young adult child (18+) to have a name tag.

(3) Children's Book Collection – Tikkun Olam Adelante is collecting English language children’s books to give to immigrant children at an upcoming community event in the Ortiz Center neighborhood. If you have any books you would like to pass along or care to purchase, please put them in the collection box on the counter in the Havurah coat room. All donations must be in the box by August 5. Thank you!

(4) Hebrew Teacher for Youth Needed – Havurah Shalom seeks a part-time teacher for youth ages 8-10, who can teach beginning Hebrew reading with a very clear Tora Aura curriculum. Hours of instruction are 16 Saturdays (already scheduled) between Sept. 21 and May 9, 1:30-2:40 pm, at Havurah. 7-14 children per class. Competitive compensation. Please contact Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Education Director, deborah@havurahshalom.org; describe your experience and expertise.

(5) Amateur (or Pro) Filmmaker Needed – Would you like to collaborate with Deborah Eisenbach-Budner on a short and casual movie (5-8 minutes) that we could use to help celebrate Shabbat School's 40th Birthday on November 23 (and put on our website after that). The vision is 2-3 minutes of interviews interspersed with photos from the last 40 years and some fun music from our own musicians. Youth (high school, college age) filmmaker or adult is great! Contact Deborah Eisenbach-Budner (deborah@havurahshalom.org).

(6) Interfaith Alliance on Poverty – Havurah is still a fairly new partner of the Interfaith Alliance on Poverty. Here are some “hands on” opportunities for us: 1) Renovation of the Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park. The residents will be moving back gradually over the coming weeks, and they can use help unpacking, sorting through stored items, etc. If able to assist, please contact Nicole Jones, Resident Services, St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, nicole.jones@svdp.us, 541-214-0546. 2) The Walnut Park Shelter (at MLK and Killingsworth) continues to be open. Some congregations helped a lot with preparing dinner during the colder months; this has dropped off and there is need now for groups to help. Please contact Emily Coleman, Volunteer Coordinator with Transition Projects, 503-488-7745, emily.coleman@tprojects.org. 3) Help continues to be needed this summer with Agape Village and the building of tiny houses. Please contact Ron Clark for specific times at rclark@agapecoc.com or by phone at 503-313-5329. Interfaith Alliance on Poverty contacts are Co-Chairs Carol Turner and David Groff, carol@carolfturner.com or dgroff45@yahoo.com Havurah contacts are Gloria Halper and Steve Rudman. Gloria and Steve's email addresses can be found in our online membership directory. Click here to learn how to access the online directory.

(7) Amazing Jewish Conference in Portland, Sunday-Wednesday, July 28-31, Reed College – NewCAJE’s mission is to connect, inspire and affirm all Jewish educators to build a stronger Jewish community, but many of the workshops and performances at the Portland conference this month will be great for anybody who is interested in Jewish life. See the schedule of over 200 workshops here or attend the pre-conference Shabbat and other learning, prayer, and entertainment gatherings. Special opportunities for Portland folks are the Intensives, which are a chance to study one subject for five hours (Sunday, July 28, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm) with a great teacher/expert or team (only $75.00): 

• Bringing Jewish History to Life Through Documents
• Exploring the Outdoor Classroom through the Jewish Lens
• Are We Educating All of Our Children? What You Need to Know About Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities
• Houseless in Portlandia: Texts, Tours, and Tachlis
• Walk Softly and Carry a Jewish Schtick: Jewish Nature Awareness in Action (A Nature Hike) 

You can find complete information at //www.newcaje.org/home/newcaje10/intensive-seminars/.
 

(8) Shabbat in the Pool, Saturday, Aug. 10, 5:15-7:30 pm, Sellwood Pool – We've got Sellwood Pool to ourselves, for Shabbat games, followed by a potluck picnic and Havdalah. Music? Yes! Fun for everyone? You bet! RSVP here to save your spot and help us know how many lifeguards to request.

(9) Play Reading of "God of Vengeance" In Preparation for "Indecent" Shabbaton, Wednesdays, Aug. 7 and Aug. 14, 7:00 pm, Havurah Shalom – To support the joint Shabbaton over Labor Day weekend with Temple Emek Shalom, Emily Simon will lead an informal, participatory play reading of "God of Vengeance," the play on which "Indecent" is based. Act I will be read on Aug. 7, and Act II will be read on Aug. 14. The evenings will begin with a short show introduction by Emily, who will then assign the parts based upon who shows up and what part they want to read. Hopefully there will be enough time after the reading to then discuss the play. Everyone is welcome to participate in either evening event (no need to attend both), whether they are attending the Shabbaton, seeing "Indecent" at another time, have already seen it, or are not seeing it at all. Please RSVP here for Aug. 7 and RSVP here for Aug. 14. You can read a pdf file of the play here. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to download, print, and bring your own copy of the play to the readings. Havurah will not be able to provide printed copies for attendees.

(10) Training with Catholic Charities to Support Refugees, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 6:30-8:30 pm, 2740 SE Powell Blvd, Portland – As part of Havurah's Tikkun Olam work to support refugees arriving in Portland, we partner with Catholic Charities. A number of Havurah members have been trained over the last several years to volunteer to support refugee families. Catholic Charities is hosting another refugee volunteer training on Aug. 13, and we hope some Havurah members will be trained. For more information and how to register, click here.

(11) Special Kiddush Lunch, Saturday, Aug 24, 12:15 pm – Dick Mastbrook is hosting a special kiddush lunch to celebrate his 90th birthday! Please come celebrate with us after services. RSVP to Arleen Slive, whose email address is in our online membership directory. Click here to learn how to access our online directory.

(12) Reconstructing Judaism Today – You can read the latest issue of  Reconstructing Judaism Today here.

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